Our Jury

Javier Herranz is a nature and travel photographer who has explored some of the most remote natural landscapes and encountered many ethnic groups in their most authentic state. These experiences have allowed him to broaden his photographic horizons with a more open, sensitive, and tolerant perspective.

He has won major photography awards in both nature and travel photography in numerous competitions across Europe and America, in a wide variety of categories.

With an extensive career spanning almost four decades, and after several experiences linked to other brands and distributors in the imaging industry, Tito has been associated with Olympus and OM SYSTEM for the past 20 years. He has performed various roles in commercial projects and projects related to product and technology. However, in recent years, his activity has focused mainly on training and support, as well as event coordination.

His profile has a strong technical component, as his professional work has led him to participate in a wide range of photographic disciplines, tools, and image-creation workflows. Nevertheless, he describes himself as passionate about nature photography in general, the animal world in particular, and as a lifelong learner of composition in landscape photography. He has also served as a jury member in several competitions and contests.

Alfonso Lario Doylataguerra (Alicante, Spain, 1965). Photographer for more than 40 years, he has focused on Nature. To his early naturalist vocation, he added his studies and work as an ornithologist and scientific bird ringer. He regularly collaborates in biodiversity monitoring activities.

To all this work of observation and study of Nature Alfonso adds his training and experience as a teacher of Natural Sciences and Environmental Education. All this has allowed his work in the field to have a clear reflection in the dissemination and awareness for the conservation of wildlife, or giving talks, workshops and courses on photography or environmental education.  

His images, with their own style, have appeared in various publications, both digital and printed, and have been recognised in various exhibitions and competitions of international renown such as FotoCAM, Montphoto or the Festival de l’Oiseau.

Alfonso has also collaborated and promoted the creation of several associations related to the conservation and study of Nature. Among others, he has been an active part of the famous international project ‘Meet Your Neighbours’.

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Co-founder of WildWatching Spain. Biologist by training, hobby and devotion, he studied Biological Sciences in Barcelona. Once he finished his training, he returned to the Cantabrian mountain range, the land of his origins. He trained in the field with many species, such as the red-legged partridge, lesser kestrel, great bustard, little bustard, little bustard, wolf, Bonelli’s eagle, etc. His work with the Cantabrian chamois in his early years, and with the Cantabrian capercaillie, with which he continues to work today, is particularly noteworthy.

Adriana Claudia Sanz has lived in Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina since she was very young, where she developed a strong contact and bond with nature. Her mastery in the environment allows her to dedicate herself to caring for it and that is where she discovers photography.

Today she is dedicated to both passions. In her photos, she seeks to dignify the photographed subject by incorporating her artistic vision into each image, reflecting her interpretation of reality. She is a member of AFONA and Portfolio Natural; She is a speaker at congresses, a jury at competitions, she participates in exhibitions and activities to disseminate books and magazines. She several times awarded in international competitions.

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Arturo has been photographing wildlife for 25 years, specialising in polar regions and underwater photography. He has seen his images published in numerous media around the world, including National Geographic (international and Spanish editions), and awarded in some of the most prestigious competitions (SONY World Photography, Bird Photographer of the Year, MontPhoto, Memorial Maria Luisa, FotoFIO, International Photographer of the Year, Fine Art Photo Awards, etc). 

He has published seven books on wildlife photography, which have sold thousands of copies. He also had the honor of participating with his images in The Evidence Project, together with the best photographers in the world: Sebastiao Salgado, Ami Vitale, Steve Winter, Brian Skerry, among others. 

Since 2013, all the proceeds generated by sales of his books have been donated to charitable causes – these donations already exceed 160,000 euros.

Arturo is founder and chairman of the ADF Foundation for Sustainable Development. One of the Foundation’s core aims is to use the power of photography to increase everyone’s awareness of climate change and environmental protection. 

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Jennifer Hayes is a contributing photographer, author and speaker for National Geographic Partners and National Geographic Expeditions. She is a scientist turned storyteller submerging 12,000+ hours beneath the surface from interior Africa, local ponds to the Pacific to polar regions.

Jennifer is an award winning photographer, contributor, editor, author of numerous publications and books on marine environments. She is an Explorer’s Club National Fellow, Principal Photographer for Elysium Artists, and the recipient of numerous awards including the Hans Hass Award and the Ocean Hero Award. Her work has also been featured on NPR, Good Morning America, and other major media outlets.

She is committed to promoting collaboration in ocean storytelling and providing a voice and platform for Next Generation Ocean. Jennifer lives in Northern New York on the St. Lawrence River with her partner in the sea, David Doubilet and rescues animals.

Miriam has spent over two decades specializing in nature and conservation visual storytelling, photo editing magazines, books and websites. She is currently the Editor in Chief for Wild Eye Magazine. Combining her conservation background with her photo  professional skills, she’s worked for nonprofits such as National Geographic Society, Ocean Geographic, The Nature Conservancy and freelanced extensively for over a dozen photographer and corporate clients including Frans Lanting, Suzi Eszterhas, Michael  Aw, Apple and SONY as both a photo editor and retoucher.

She enjoys contributing her time to a variety of initiatives and her photography has been published nationally and is held in both museum and private collections. She’s a founding affiliate of the International League of Conservation Photographers and is a fellow of the Explorers Club. 

Human Cruelties is an anonymous animal rights photojournalist and investigator who documents the hidden lives of farmed animals across Europe and beyond for NGOs worldwide. Through undercover investigations, he creates visual evidence used in campaigns to expose industrial animal agriculture and advocate for the liberation of nonhuman animals.

I am a Toronto-based activist and photographer. My camera is my tool to capture and reveal the hidden animals in our food system. Through these photos, I hope to foster a connection between viewers and these sentient beings, recognizing them as individuals and equals.